Albergo Locanda Alambra

Family-run and firmly urban, Albergo Locanda Alambra suits you if the plan is to sleep in central Genoa rather than spend the day inside a resort. The guesthouse puts you close to the city's historic heart, with bright rooms, parquet floors and warm pastel colours waiting when your legs have had enough of Genoa's hills and pavements.

This is a straightforward base for a city break, a rail journey or a diving trip organised elsewhere in the area. You get air conditioning, free WiFi throughout and a lift, along with the useful basics that matter when the day has been long: somewhere to leave your luggage, a kettle for a quiet drink and a desk if travel admin still needs doing.

Via XX Settembre places you in Genova, Italy, close to Piazza De Ferrari and the old city. De Ferrari Metro Station is about 300 metres away, while Garibaldi and Porta Soprana are each roughly 300 metres on foot. Palazzo Ducale is about 500 metres away, and San Lorenzo Square is around 600 metres from the guesthouse.

The Aquarium of Genoa is a 12-minute walk, giving you an easy post-breakfast outing before the crowds build. San Lorenzo Cathedral is also within a 12-minute walk. For a proper seafront change of scene, Punta Vagno Beach is about 1.4 miles away on foot; San Nazaro Beach is around 1.6 miles away.

You are not tucked beside the water here, but you are well placed for moving around the city without constantly reaching for transport. Brignole Train Station is a ten-minute walk away, and Genova Principe is three metro stops from De Ferrari.

The room choice is mainly about how much privacy you want from the bathroom and whether you need to fit three people under one roof. For two, choose the option with its own bathroom if that small convenience matters at the end of a hot, tiring day; the private external bathroom gives you the same privacy with the bathroom outside the room. A shared-bathroom room keeps things simpler for a couple travelling light.

If three people are travelling together, the Double Room with Extra Bed is the practical choice. It combines a king-size bed with a single bed, rather than asking someone to improvise on a sofa that may have seen better decades. The rooms are bright, with parquet flooring and pastel décor, and selected options have a private bathroom.

Air conditioning helps take the edge off warm Genoa nights, while heating covers the cooler months. A wardrobe, desk, bedside socket, linen, towels and flat-screen television take care of the useful details. The kettle is handy for the first drink after you come back in, and free WiFi keeps the evening's messages and weather checks uncomplicated.

The guesthouse keeps its leisure offer modest: a terrace gives you an outdoor place to sit without having to leave the building. Inside, the flat-screen television provides the classic fallback for the evening when your feet have filed a formal complaint.

The real after-hours material is outside the front door. You can walk towards Piazza De Ferrari, Palazzo Ducale, the cathedral and the Aquarium of Genoa, then return to a room with air conditioning rather than turning the day into an expedition.

Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport is about 6 miles away, with the journey by car taking around 13 minutes in the stated conditions. De Ferrari Metro Station is approximately 300 metres from the guesthouse, and Brignole Train Station is a ten-minute walk. Genova Principe is reachable by three metro stops, with rail connections towards Milan, Turin and Rome.

Check-in runs from 15:00 to 20:00, and you need to give the property your expected arrival time. Check-out is by 10:30. Express check-in and check-out are available, while luggage storage is useful if your train or flight does not match those hours.

The property is non-smoking, parties and events are not permitted, and quiet hours run from 22:00 to 08:00. Children over eight are welcome; guests under 18 can check in only with a parent or official guardian, and the minimum check-in age is 18. Pets are not accepted, and bicycles are not accepted either. Payment is possible by ATM card or cash.